In Infamy

The outside temp is 32 (F) so things are freezing.  Well, not quite.  There's no ice on the windshield and the empty planter filled with water has no crust of ice.  This questions the accuracy of the temp so many people are reporting.  Our high today is supposed to be in the very low 40s (F).  In all actuality, will it be a few degrees warmer?  I guess that it's best to say that specific temps are really relative.

Anyway, I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving.  Mine was quiet, except for the 2 arguments the neighbors had, one in the morning and one in the evening.  The volume on their TV went up and down throughout the day.  I do believe they forget that I'm living only a one wall away, so last evening I turned the volume up on my TV.  Not super loud, mind you, but loud enough for me to hear the dialog.  That sort of reminder is enough for them to stop blaring their TV for the next 2 or 3 weeks.

Howie and I had turkey and stuffing. The critters on the hill beside my house got the bones.  Howie always gets the skin plus a bit of turkey.  He thinks that's delish.  I've never been too keen on turkey skin, or chicken skin for that matter.  He also got the innards, heart, stomach and liver.  His tummy had very fulfilling Thanksgiving.

The only thing I didn't cook were the apple fritters.  They will be deep fried this morning.  In other words, my dessert is coming a day late.

And even though we've had some cold days, and some windy days, the leaves on my river birch are still hanging on for dear life.

There was a tragedy in Washington, DC on Wednesday.  Two of West Virginia's National Guardsmen were shot.  Yesterday one of the succumbed to her injuries.  Political theater is the only reason the National Guard were deployed to our nations capital.  They were sent there in order for Orangie to prove to himself he's the dictator he's always wanted to be.  Though they'd desperately like this tragedy to boost his approval rating, and don't for a second believe they don't, they are having the opposite effect.  He is the most disliked president in the history of the country.  We are watching the death of the Republican party.  At some point we will be able to rejoice.  But not now.  I do not doubt for a second that he will bring more tragedy to this country.  The name Trump will only live in infamy.